〜ごろ
〜ごろ means around; about (time). It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. This shows an approximate time, not an exact one. It attaches after a time expression and means 'around' or 'about' that time.
Japanese sources describe it as 「時間のだいたいを表す「ごろ」」.
〜ごろ examples
七時ごろ起きます。
I get up around seven.
三月ごろ日本へ行きます。
I will go to Japan around March.
〜ごろ exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
八時（ ）家を出ます。
- まで
- ごろ ✓
- だけ
- でも
I leave home around eight.
五月（ ）日本へ行きます。
- から
- まで
- ごろ ✓
- けど
I will go to Japan around May.
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